#railway review

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Went on this recently, was neat.

Pro: it’s kinda impossible to take ‘the wrong train’ - has an inner and outer line that travel in opposite directions in a big loop round Glasgow. Somewhat novel I guess? New trains are nice looking and clean. You can look right down them and walk through. Convenient; it’s a subway, can’t really speak much more abt it that isn’t obvious.

Con: it’s small asf (unsurprisingly) and you have to crouch a lot if you’re standing. And really rickety for some reason, seriously. Idk if it’s always been that way, narrow gauge issues?, but it’s more shoogly than you’d want.

Not very fresh news but!! They’ve fully(?) switched over to the New Glasgow Subway trains… very sleek, round, almost like a sci-fi caterpillar :3c (with all those continuous segments)

Haven’t been on them yet but they look good at least. A minor shame they’re not so orange anymore; I liked the previous orange livery.

The third generation (the new white ones) have another carriage segment than the second gen (orange and grey) so they have 4 instead of 3 - to have more platform space I think? The gangway is also open, so you can look right down the train like a double bus. The whole loop is meant to switch over to a driverless system too at some point.

I’m so curious to see what they’ve done with the old carriages now that they’ve all been sold or scrapped by now. (One of em was put on display)

[little-red-toyota]

Always fun to flip through a railway magazine and come across a review of my book. 😅 At least it's a positive one!

[tabbyjack]

the problem with building out america's rail network btw is that it's privatized and there will never be a corporate incentive strong enough or backed enough to implement effective, accessible, AND privatized countrywide travel. nationalize railways deliver on the demands of railway workers and most importantly respect indigenous sovereignty/include indigenous design input when plotting routes

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The Railway Men Review - Salutes Working-Class Heroes & a Surprise Thug

When wealthy corporate masters begin to play with human lives, it takes working-class heroes to save the day. Read this review of the Netflix series 'The Railway Men,' starring Kay Kay Menon, Babil Khan, Divyendu Sharma, and R. Madhavan.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram) “What does someone responsible for taking 15,000 lives get? As punishment, he gets a government-plane, with VIP service. A royal ride back home with champagne & caviar.” The 2023 Netflix series “The Railway Men” starts with a journalist lamenting how those accountable for the 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy, the world’s worst…

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Review: The Railway Men - How four ordinary men became heroes in the face of a catastrophe

The Railway Men is a Netflix original mini-series that tells the true story of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, one of the worst industrial disasters in history. The series focuses on the brave railway workers who risked their lives to save others in the face of an unimaginable horror. The series stars R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyenndu and Babil Khan as four railway employees who work at the…

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I finally got to ride Runaway Railway!

I finally got to go to Disneyland for the first time in a while, and finally got to check out our newest ride!  While I generally liked it, I also found it sort of... odd?  So I sorted my thoughts into the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly:

The Good:

-The operations!  This thing JUST opened but there’s already no need for a virtual queue/boarding pass and the line waits never got past 65 minutes or so even during a crowded day.  Lately, smooth operations with reasonable lines have become a MASSIVE BLESSING and a rarity at Disneyland so I have to give props to this.

-That QUEUE!  I love it so much, it’s so well done with just the right of Toontown humor and whimsy.  The only downside is... How the heck do they make a museum of Mickey and not reference ANY of his video game roles???  I understand not mentioning Kingdom Hearts since that’s partly owned by Square, but Epic Mickey was a major thing, reintroducing Oswald to the whole Disney canon!  How hard would it have been to just add in the paintbrush or the keyblade somewhere?

-Actually taking advantage of being trackless!  Aside from a few effects, Rise of the Resistance still feels like it follows two general “tracks”.  Runaway Railway actually has the cars moving in crazy random-feeling patterns that definitely feel like they could not have been accomplished without this technology.

-Catchy theme tune!  It feels like it’s been a while since we’ve had a Disney ride with one of those.

-Tailoring the Easter Eggs to the new location!  I noticed the Great Movie Ride references were removed, which is a nice attention to detail.  Batuu West still has Lights Motors Action Easter Eggs despite that show never existing on the West Coast, simply because Disney didn’t care and just copied Galaxy’s Edge entirely verbatim.  I’m not sure yet if Runaway Railway West has any Anaheim-specific Easter Eggs added, but at least taking out the Floridian ones shows some care to detail.

-Generally looks better in person than on film.  A surprising amount of the screens have this layered effect where there’s actual depth in them.  Like, in Goofy’s train compartment, it definitely seems like Goofy is standing in front of the train interior background; cameras flatten this effect out when filmed.

The Bad:

-The presentation on the ride portion feels weird and uneven.  I know you’re supposed to get a sense of seeing different things depending on which car you get, but it felt more like I just kept arriving to a scene early or late, or missing some parts of it, instead. (I rode twice, once in the first car and once in the last)

-The ride is a LOT rougher and jerkier than I expected based on video footage.  This subsequently places it in a weird spot, thrill-wise.  It might be a bit intense for the little-kid audience its Toontown location suggests (alternately, it might give some grandpas and grandmas whiplash), but it’s also not quite intense enough to be an actual thrill ride.

-Doesn’t take as much advantage of its 2.5D projection-mapped style as it could.  The transforming factory/park scene shows the real potential this style/technology has, but for a lot of the ride it just feels like screens.

The Ugly:

-The Mickey and Minnie animatronics look WORSE in person than they do on camera.  It’s not just that they’re projection-faced, but the decisions the designers made with regard to nose and ear placement for the duo make them look really wrong.  They were going for “2.5D”, with the ears and noses being placed in perspective as if the characters were drawn, but instead it just comes off as them placing the facial features in the wrong places.  Mickey’s nose looks like it’s growing out of where his cheek should be.  One of his ears is on the wrong side.  I’m not the biggest fan of the art style of the new shorts to begin with, but even then I know these designs could be translated into real space better.

Overall:

I like this ride, and I’m glad we got this addition to Anaheim, especially since it felt somewhat unexpected.  It finally revitalizes a long-neglected corner of the park, and I think with a few adjustments it could be a truly great ride.

[gwydionmisha]

US Supreme Court may limit environmental reviews in Utah railway fight

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‘The Stationmaster’s Farewell’ by Edward Marston

Genre: Adult Fiction – Historical Mystery Published: 2012 Format: Paperback Rating: ★★★★ Another really enjoyable Railway Detective mystery. I thought I knew who the killer was but once again I was wrong! I just can’t seem to see where the story is going to end up. But that is part of the fun of the series. It keeps you on your toes, even when you think you know what’s going on and who’s at…

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Waffle Day 2024: A Sweet Adventure in New Panvel

Waffle Day 2024: Surprise crowd led to delightful discovery at The Bombay Fries.

So, it was Waffle Day 2024, July 19th to be exact, and we had our hearts set on indulging at the Belgian Waffle Company in New Panvel. But, oh boy, were we in for a surprise! The place was packed with a crowd that could rival a concert. When we say it was easier to get booze on a Friday night, we mean it. The liquor store next door was less crowded than the waffle shop. So, we decided to ditch…

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BEST & TOP HOTEL IN CHANDIGARH NEAR RAILWAY STATION

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The Swedish Railway Orchestra - Once Upon A Time… LP (Blowtorch Records)

The Swedish Railway Orchestra recently released a brand-new full-length album. “Once Upon A Time…” is a mesmerizing journey through the vast realms of electronic soundscapes, expertly crafted by Dublin musician and producer Rob Smith. It’s more than clear that The Swedish Railway Orchestra is not confined by the constraints of a singular music genre. Instead, he embraces a kaleidoscope of…

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‘Hadinelentu’ movie review: A gripping reflection of society’s unfair power structures

Neeraj Mathew and Sherlyn Bhosale in ‘Hadinelentu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a striking scene from Hadinelentu (Seventeeners), two teenagers — Deepa (Sherlyn Bhosale) and Hari (Neeraj Mathew) — are called to the principal’s chamber. Their leaked sex tape, filmed inside a classroom, has spread online like wildfire. “He is a boy, but you, being a girl, should have been careful,” says…

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Delaware from Railways to Freeways / First State, Second Phase & Giveaway

Title: Delaware from Railways to Freeways / First State, Second PhaseAuthor: Dave TablerDemographic: AdultGenre: Nonfiction, American history Synopsis: Our tiny state continues to make an oversized impact on today’s America. Explore the mind-blowing facts that give Delaware a unique place in history.Want to know more about the historical depth of the Diamond State? Curious to learn the…